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Table 1 Gene expression profiles in testicular cells

From: Epigenetics, cryptorchidism, and infertility

Gene symbol

HIR/LIR

(RPKM)

log2FC/FDR

Molecular function

Testicular cell type expressing mRNA [9]

Class 1: Leydig and/or Sertoli cells

KDM6A

17.9/16.5

0.2/0.01

Histone (lysine) demethylase

Lc/Sc

TET1

11.4/9.7

0.33/0.001

Functional demethylation

Lc

Class 2: Testicular cells

ARID4A

12.5/9.0

0.48/0.03

HDAC bridging molecule

Lc/Sc/Sptg/Sptc

ARID5B

19.8/17.8

0.35/0.004

Histone demethylase

Lc/Sc/Sptg

ATRX

30.1/27.9

0.26/0.01

Methyltransferase

Lc/Sc/Sptg

DNMT3A

21.7/17.6

0.30/0.007

Methyltransferase

LC/Sc/Sptg

EPC1

20.7/17.9

0.29/0.004

Histone acetyltransferase

Lc/Sptg

HDAC1

18.4/17.5

n.s

Deacetylase

Lc/Sc/Sptg/Sptc

HDAC2

11.2/13.8

-0.28/0.03

Deacetylase

Lc/Sc/Sptg/Sptcs

HDAC3

17.4/17.8

n.s

Deacetylase

Lc/Sc/Sptg

HDAC8

7.4/6.4

0.27/0.02

Histone decrotonylase

Lc/Sc/Sptg

INO80D

11.1/10.3

0.24/0.02

Chromatin remodeling

Lc/Sc/Sptg

KDM4A

23.1/21.0

0.2/0.01

Histone demethylase

Lc/Sc/Sptg

KMT2E

35.6/30.7

0.29/0.01

Methyltransferase

Lc/Sc/Sptg

PBRM1

25.3/22.0

0.19/0.02

Chromatin remodeling

Lc/Sc/Sptg/Sptc

PRMT2

25.6/21.6

0.2/0.02

Arginine methyltransferase

Lc/Sc/Sptg

SETD7

18.7/17.7

0.22/0.047

Methyltransferase

Lc/Sc/Sptg

SMARCA1

81.8/78.2

0.20/0.014

Chromatin regulator

Lc/Sc/Sptg

SMARCA2

31.4/31.2

0.31/0.014

Chromatin regulator

Lc/Sc/Sptg

TSPYL4

11.8/9.4

0.32/0.01

Chromatin binding

Lc/Sc/Sptg/Sptc

Class 3: Germ cells

ARID2

18.4/16.4

0.23/0.02

Chromatin remodeling

Sptd/Sptc

ASH1L

38.8/36.8

0.22/0.01

Methyltransferase

Sptg/Sptc

BAZ2B

42.5/38.4

0.3/0.009

Chromatin remodeling

Sptc/Sptd

SCML2

21.8/19.9

0.25/0.005

Transcriptional repressor

Sptg/Sptc

SETD2

34.8/33.2

0.19/0.02

Methyltransferase

Sptg/Sptc

TRDMT1

4.7/3.9

0.37/0.004

Methyltransferase

Sptc

  1. RNA-Seq data are indicated for biopsies from high/low infertility risk patients (HIR/LIR) and samples with/without GnRH treatment. RNA levels (reads per kilobase and million, RPKM), log2 fold changes (log2FC), and false discovery rates (FDRs) are given
  2. n.s. not significant, Lc Leydig cell, Sc Sertoli cell, Sptg spermatogonium, Sptc spermatocyte, Sptd spermatid